| Lattice and Beyond Semiconductor to Collaborate in Processor Compiler Tools Development |
November 10, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. will be collaborating with Beyond Semiconductor in the development of compiler tools for Lattice's soft processors. The collaboration will include updates and performance improvement ... read more |
| Artisan Continues Consolidation with Extessy Merge |
November 10, 2009 -- Artisan Software Tools, Inc. has acquired Extessy, a supplier of development tools and services for system requirements, co-simulation, integration and test, based in Wolfsburg, Germany. Artisan’s acquisition of Exte ... read more |
| New Lattice FPGA Design Tool Suite Includes Support for High-Performance DDR Interfaces |
November 10, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced Version 8.0 of its ispLEVER FPGA design tool suite, which includes many enhancements for the design of high-speed double-data-rate (DDR) interfaces for the LatticeECP3 FPGA fa ... read more |
| Zuken's CADSTAR Gets a Makeover in Version 12.0 |
November 10, 2009 -- The latest version of CADSTAR from Zuken, Ltd. features a makeover for ease of use, along with new technology for design reuse and managing obsolescence. For migrating users, version 12.0 also helps to protect and ret ... read more |
| TI Introduces Quad Power Management Supervisor Family with Programmable Delay and Watchdog Timer |
November 11, 2009 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced a new family of quad supply voltage supervisors (SVSs) with programmable delay and watchdog timer, which minimize board space in multi-rail power supply designs. The TPS3860 ... read more |
| VTI Launches New Gyro-Accelerometer Combo Sensor for High-Performance Industrial Applications |
November 11, 2009 -- VTI Technologies Oy (VTI) has released a new family of gyro-accelerometer combo sensors for high performance industrial applications. The new sensor product family is based on VTI's proprietary 3D-MEMS-manufacturing ( ... read more |
| GigOptix Acquires ChipX |
November 10, 2009 -- GigOptix, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement, and completed the acquisition of ChipX Corp. on November 9, 2009. As a fabless high volume silicon integrated circuit supplier, ChipX brings strong relationship ... read more |
| Technical Presentations from North American SystemC Users Group Meeting Now Online |
November 11, 2009 -- The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) has made videos of the technical presentations from the 11th North American SystemC Users Group (NASCUG 11) available free of charge to the worldwide electronic design community.
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| ANSYS Releases Engineering Knowledge Manager 2.0 for Simulation Data Capture, Reuse and Best Practices |
November 11, 2009 -- ANSYS, Inc. today announced the release of ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager (EKM) 2.0, a product focused on simulation process and data management (SPDM). The solution set addresses some real-world challenges that ... read more |
| Arasan Chip Systems Releases ONFI 2.2 NAND Flash Controllers |
November 10, 2009 -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has announced the availability of supporting the newest Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) 2.2 specification. The increased bandwidth supported by ONFI 2.2 is critical to realizing the performa ... read more |
| Timesys Provides Commercial Linux Support for the New Sitara Family of ARM Cortex-A8 Technology-based AM35x MPUs from TI |
November 10, 2009 -- Timesys Corp. today announced that LinuxLink customers working with the Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) Sitara family of AM35x microprocessors (MPUs) can have their platform and development environment with integr ... read more |
| Dolphin Integration Launches Cache Controller, Dynamically Self-Configured to Minimize Power Consumption |
November 9, 2009 -- Dolphin Integration has introduced I-Stratus-LP, a new type of cache controller that's dynamically self-configured to minimize power consumption. It reduces power consumption up to 8 times compared with a system withou ... read more |
| FPGA Cluster Accelerates Bioinformatics Application by 5000X |
November 9, 2009 -- Pico Computing, Inc. has achieved greater than 5000X acceleration of a bioinformatics sequence analysis and dot plot algorithm using a cluster of 112 commodity FPGA devices. The FPGA computing platform consumes less th ... read more |
| Lattice Updates Software Design Tools for Hot-Swap Control and Power Management |
November 9, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced Version 5.2 of its PAC-Designer mixed-signal design tool suite with new device support and productivity features. The PAC-Designer 5.2 software now supports two new higher perf ... read more |
| Lattice Announces Improved Hot-Swap Support for Power Management Devices |
November 9, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced the addition of two new higher-performance devices to its second generation Power Manager II product family. Both the ispPAC-POWR1014-2 and ispPAC-POWR1014A-2 devices integrate ... read more |
| STMicroelectronics’ New MEMS Gyroscopes Enable Accurate Angular Motion Detection in Consumer Applications |
November 6, 2009 -- STMicroelectronics has expanded its motion-sensor portfolio with a broad range of thirteen new single- and two-axis gyroscopes. With more than a 50% shrink in volume over previous ST devices, reduced power consumption, ... read more |
| Atmel Launches New Secure Microcontroller for Smart Objects and System Security Markets |
November 9, 2009 -- Atmel Corp. today announced a new family of secure microcontrollers targeting the highest security level for smart objects and systems. According to Atmel, the new AT90SO family is the first to offer a wide range of in ... read more |
| Cypress Introduces New PSoC 1 Device with Enhanced Analog Performance |
November 9, 2009 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a new PSoC 1 programmable system-on-chip with enhanced analog performance. The programmable analog of the new CY8C28xxx device enables more advanced mixed-signal and sensing ... read more |
| Ittiam Systems Itroduces Audio and Video Codecs for Mobile Internet Solutions on the ARM Cortex-A5 Processor |
November 6, 2009 -- Ittiam Systems, Ltd., a member of the ARM Connected Community, today announced the availability of a set of high-quality and high-performance audio and video codecs for the ARM Cortex-A5 processor powered by the NEON m ... read more |
| National Semiconductor’s New WEBENCH Visualizer Enables Real-Time Comparison of Power Solutions Across Multiple Criteria |
November 9, 2009 -- National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced WEBENCH Visualizer, a comparison and selection tool that lets engineers rapidly select an optimal power system design. WEBENCH Visualizer creates a graphical snapshot of op ... read more |
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